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| 2 | DROGBA ran onto a wonderful ball from JAVI GARCÍA but toe-poked his effort wide. |
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| 3 | ROBBEN made space on the left and dragged the ball to CAVANI who fired the ball over. |
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| 6 | The 'keeper was able to palm clear a fierce shot. |
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| 9 | CLEITON XAVIER hoofed the ball wide from just inside the area. |
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| 14 | ROBBEN worked the ball to HUMMELS, IBRAHIMOVIC gathered his cross and kicked the ball within easy reach of the Benfica 'keeper. |
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| 14 | IBRAHIMOVIC headed over the bar. |
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| 22 | A pin-point pass was collected by CAVANI and his left foot shot flew narrowly wide. |
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| 27 | A penalty box meleé resulted in DROGBA driving a low shot over. |
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| 30 | A corner found ROBBEN who headed an effort over. |
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| 34 | A shot from BALE was smothered by the 'keeper. |
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| 34 | IBRAHIMOVIC stroked a simple chance past the near post. |
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| 36 | A good ball from BALE on the left fell to IBRAHIMOVIC who scuffed his effort just wide. |
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| 39 | SÁNCHEZ beat PEREIRA and flicked the ball to CAVANI who fired his effort wide. |
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| 40 | A free-kick from DROGBA raced just beyond the near post. |
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| 44 | IBRAHIMOVIC waltzed past RUBEN AMORIM and stabbed a tame shot over the bar. |
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| 45+1 | An exceptional effort from HUMMELS scraped the outside of the lefthand post. |
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| 55 | A neatly crafted pass from GOURCUFF, was placed goalbound by MAICON only for the Newcastle United 'keeper to block. |
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| 58 | GOAL!! A patient Newcastle United side were rewarded with a lovely shot from IBRAHIMOVIC. (1-0 Newcastle United) |
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| 66 | Uncertainty in the Benfica defence enabled DANI ALVES to fire an effort just beyond the far post. |
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| 67 | A weak shot from CAVANI bounced agonisingly wide. |
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| 79 | A right foot shot from BALE was pushed over by FELIPE. |
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| 82 | CAVANI shot over. |
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| 87 | A cross from ROBBEN left CAVANI in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot. |
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| 89 | GOAL!! After being forced wide ROBBEN managed to force the ball in from the tightest of angles. (2-0 Newcastle United) |
